Chapter
16
Christianity
Questions that must be answered
These
are questions that members of Churchism will need to
answer. If you believe in things which cannot be found in God’s Scripture, then
you should consider yourself a member of Churchism.
Answers from “Church Traditions” are not acceptable.
(1) Find one reference in Scripture that commands,
implies or references “Christians” to
“go to worship” as all churches teach.
(2) Find one reference in Scripture where
Christians are commanded, implied, referenced
or given an example to give into a “Church Treasury” as all churches are doing
today and most have a goal of 10% based on tithing of the Old Law. Churchism teaches that it is required by God and necessary
for salvation.
(3) How can “Christians” lay up
treasures in Heaven? Can a person lay up treasures in Heaven by giving to a “church treasury?
Not according to Scriptures.
(4) Find one reference in Scripture where God
placed a preacher, pastor or clergy in the
assembly of Saints to preach, as it is considered necessary today. Out of all
the congregations which Paul planted, find one preacher in any one congregation
or find in all of his thirteen letters (nine to congregations) any references
where he ever addressed or mentioned a preacher chosen by the congregation in
any one of the congregations he started or any congregation that someone else
started. Remember those like Timothy
and Titus were not chosen by the congregation but were chosen by the Holy Spirit through the Apostles and sent by
God.
(5) Find one congregation in New Testament times
that chose their own elder (bishops/overseers). Find one congregation
prior to 70AD who had controlling elders who controlled the agenda of the
congregation or elders who controlled any crises of that period (for there were
many crises). Find one occasion where elders of that period had the authority to discipline any member of the congregation.
According to Acts 20:28 the elders (overseers) were chosen by the Holy Spirit. Name one elder (bishop, overseer) on earth
today who was chosen by the Holy Spirit.
Find any reference in the Scriptures where Paul instructed any of the congregations
or gave qualification to any congregation so they would have reason to select
their own elders (bishops, overseers).
(6) Find one reference in the Scriptures where God
said He would destroy this world when
Christ returns. The reference of 2 Peter 3 does not mention “end of world” and
is figurative language of the change which came in 70AD, such as the removing
of the old heaven and old earth that was under the Law and the removal of the
law in fulfillment. 2 Peter 3:10,12, mentions “the element shall melt with
fervent heat” According to Young's (stoicheion)
the word element is also “rudiment or first step (or first principal) which
refers to the Old Law of Moses. The burning or removal of the element
(rudiment, first step) was the removal of the Law---not the removal of the
world! Find one example or reference where God ever told us that Christ would
return thousands of years after that period, after telling those in that age
through Christ and the Apostles that Christ would come in their time to restore
man into the
(7) Catholicism was the first great Apostasy that
controlled this world for almost 1,200 years beginning about 325AD.
Martin Luther ushered in the second great Apostasy Protestantism in about
1520AD and it has divided itself into more than 35,000 denominations and
non-denominations. Show me, if you can any references in the Scriptures of the
Body of Christ which show any resemblance to Catholicism or Protestantism from
which all Churches are created.